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27 Aug

Siliguri cricketer Richa Ghosh in Indian Squad for Australia tour

editor0 CommentsSports, West BengalCricket, SILIGURI

It is the best of times; it is the worst of times for young Siliguri cricketer Richa Ghosh. The 17-year-old wicket-keeper-batswoman, who was named in the Indian women squad for the upcoming tour in Australia yesterday may haveto wait indefinitely, along with the rest of her teammates, for the series to start as the team’s schedule for the upcoming tour of Australia could be altered due to the border restrictions and Covid-19 lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne, according to a Cricket Australia release today. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the women’s cricket squad team…

09 Aug

Biopic can wait, want to focus on the game for now: Neeraj Chopra

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, India, SportsSPORTS

Neeraj Chopra, who made history on Saturday by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics, is now setting sight on next year’s Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and the World Championships. Excerpts from an interview with the star Indian athlete: Q: What does it feel like to be India’s first-ever track & field medallist?Ans: Feeling great to win the first medal in track and field for India, that too gold. It has been a very fantastic start. Can’t express it in words. It was a very proud moment when our country’s national anthem was playing and I was…

09 Aug

Blue Tigers’ camp will be held in Kolkata after 15 years

editor0 CommentsSportsBlue Tigers' camp

The national football team's camp will be held in Kolkata after 15 years on August 15 to prepare for next month's international friendlies. This will be the first time Blue Tigers' camp will be held in Kolkata as they assembled here for training way back in 2006 ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Saudi Arabia. National team head coach Igor Stimac has named an initial list of 23 probables, leaving out players from ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC owing to the two club's commitments in the AFC Cup in the Maldives.Players from both clubs will be joining…

06 Aug

Leo Messi not staying at FC Barcelona

editor0 CommentsSportsLIONEL MESSI

FC Barcelona officially announcedhat Lionel Messi would not be returning to the club. After a summer of negotiations that were seemingly going well, they’ve reached a point where in the financial situation La Liga and Barcelona are in means we won’t be seeing a deal finalized. The summer transfer window is into its final month for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market before the new season begins. According to sources Man City are the favourites to sign him, but they have just spent big on Jack Grealish and had been interested…

05 Aug

PM Modi hails Indian hockey team’s medal win as historic

editor0 CommentsIndia, International, SportsTokyo Olympics

Hailing Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially the youth, Modi said, adding that India is proud of its hockey team.The Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday.Modi tweeted, “Historic! A day that will…

03 Aug

PM Narendra Modi to invite Olympic contingent to Red Fort on August 15, also to interact with them at his residence

editor0 CommentsSportsPM Modi, Tokyo Olympics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite India's Olympic contingent to the Red Fort as special guests on August 15 when he will deliver his eighth straight independence day speech. Official sources said Modi will also invite them to his residence for interaction. India has been represented by a 228-strong contingent, including over 120 athletes, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Modi has been regularly offering words of encouragement to the team and has also spoken to many of them. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi lauded the efforts of Indian sportspersons who are participating in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and…

03 Aug

Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh aim to set Indian javelin record straight at Tokyo Olympics

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsNeeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh, Tokyo Olympics

It will be a reality check for Neeraj Chopra on early Wednesday morning when he will be taking the field on his Olympic debut while rubbing shoulders with the likes of javelin giant Johannes Vetter, a strong favourite for the gold medal, in group A of men's javelin throw qualification. While Vetter (season-best of 96.29m) is billed to go past the 90m marks with ease, the distance remains an unprecedented one for 23-year-old Neeraj, who enters the Games with his national record throw of 88.07m (in March 2021). However, such an enormous distance will be inconsequential on the day as…

02 Aug

Women’s Hockey: India create history, beat favourites Australia 1-0 to reach Tokyo Olympics semifinals

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsTokyo Olympics, Women's Hockey

The Indian women's hockey team created history, reaching their first-ever semifinal in Olympics after the side stunned World No.2 Australia 1-0 on Monday. Gurjit Kaur scored India's sole goal from the penalty corner to lead India to the final four of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Australia entered the quarterfinals as big favourites in the game against India, having topped in their group standings. India, meanwhile, had lost their first three matches before making an impressive comeback in the final two games against Ireland (1-0) and South Africa (4-3) in the group stage. Contrary to expectations, India made a dominant start against…

01 Aug

I am quite offended: Sania Mirza reacts after Yuvraj Singh shares sweet video to celebrate Friendship Day

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Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has shared a wonderful post on his Instagram on Friendship Day that features several sports personalities. The delightful clip features Singh’s team mates Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Mohammad Kaif and several others. The clip has already accumulated several likes and views but one reply has caught the eye of netizens- it is by tennis star Sania Mirza. Singh shared the post with the caption, “To a lifetime of friendship #HappyFriendshipDay”. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and even Chris Gayle were spotted in the clip. Shared some two hours ago, the clip has already garnered…

31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsPV Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics

Reigning world champion P V Sindhu's hopes of securing India's first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women's singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China's He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. Our ace shuttler @Pvsindhu1 will be in action in some time. Let's wish her all the best with our encouraging messages. Stay tuned for more…